Travis Burns, chief of farriers services/lecturer at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterniary Medicine, discusses how a farrier should explain the diagnosis of a client's horse.
Rick Baggett was working on an ill-mannered horse near Oxford, Miss. It kept setting back on the rope and jumping around, making it difficult to shoe. It even kicked him, but the client said that the farrier was being too rough with the horse.
Each issue of Practical Horseman features a questions posed to readers about a variety of equine topics. In the January 2014 issue, the editors ask the readers for feedback on the most important trait looked for in a vet and/or farrier.
We have recently learned that one of our members, Beth Lewis of Lee, New Hampshire had a horse toss her to the side and has dislocated her left patella (knee cap), has a grade three sprain to her MCL and LCL. Lee, NH is located in the southeast corner of the state and about 60 miles from Boston, Mass.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a conversation I had with farrier educator Steve Kraus. During this chat he explained how the "worker mentality" of some farriers can hurt the industry as a whole. After writing posts like this, agreements and disagreements are expected.
There is an article in the November issue of Horse & Rider magazine that may provide some help for farriers. The article looks at some core areas of horse ownership in which corners are cut to save money.
Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.
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